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- Doctorate Medicine University of California, San Francisco
- Masters Public Health University of California, Berkeley
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- Management of adult patients with ascites due to cirrhosis: An update (2009) (909)
- Management of adult patients with ascites due to cirrhosis (2004) (706)
- Introduction to the revised American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Practice Guideline management of adult patients with ascites due to cirrhosis 2012 (2013) (646)
- The serum-ascites albumin gradient is superior to the exudate-transudate concept in the differential diagnosis of ascites. (1992) (605)
- Low-protein-concentration ascitic fluid is predisposed to spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. (1986) (335)
- Optimization of ascitic fluid culture technique. (1988) (311)
- Ascitic fluid analysis in malignancy‐related ascites (1988) (305)
- Short-course versus long-course antibiotic treatment of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. A randomized controlled study of 100 patients. (1991) (294)
- Paracentesis of ascitic fluid. A safe procedure. (1986) (281)
- The spectrum of liver disease in systemic lupus erythematosus. Report of 33 histologically-proved cases and review of the literature. (1980) (251)
- Intestinal bacterial overgrowth and bacterial translocation in cirrhotic rats with ascites. (1997) (241)
- Culture‐Negative Neutrocytic Ascites: A Variant of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (1984) (235)
- Care of patients with ascites. (1994) (222)
- Translocation of gut bacteria in rats with cirrhosis to mesenteric lymph nodes partially explains the pathogenesis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. (1994) (218)
- Utility of an algorithm in differentiating spontaneous from secondary bacterial peritonitis. (1990) (211)
- Patients with deficient ascitic fluid opsonic activity are predisposed to spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (1988) (190)
- MELD score is a better prognostic model than Child-Turcotte-Pugh score or Discriminant Function score in patients with alcoholic hepatitis. (2005) (181)
- TIPS versus paracentesis for cirrhotic patients with refractory ascites. (2006) (176)
- Monomicrobial nonneutrocytic bacterascites: A variant of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (1990) (173)
- Opsonic activity of human ascitic fluid: A potentially important protective mechanism against spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (1985) (172)
- Octreotide/Midodrine Therapy Significantly Improves Renal Function and 30-Day Survival in Patients with Type 1 Hepatorenal Syndrome (2007) (168)
- Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. (1998) (167)
- Ascitic fluid adenosine deaminase insensitivity in detecting tuberculous peritonitis in the United States (1996) (161)
- Management of adult patients with ascites caused by cirrhosis (1998) (160)
- Overweight and obesity, hepatic steatosis, and progression of chronic hepatitis C: a retrospective study on a large cohort of patients in the United States. (2004) (148)
- Management of adult patients with ascites due to cirrhosis: An update (2009) (148)
- Delayed Paracentesis Is Associated With Increased In-Hospital Mortality in Patients With Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (2013) (131)
- Treatment of Patients with Cirrhosis. (2016) (131)
- A rodent model of cirrhosis, ascites, and bacterial peritonitis. (1991) (129)
- Ascitic Fluid Analysis in the Differentiation of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis from Gastrointestinal Tract Perforation into Ascitic Fluid (1984) (124)
- Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: An explosion of information (1988) (124)
- Treatment of Patients with Cirrhosis. (2016) (122)
- Ascites and Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (2011) (121)
- Hepatic hydrothorax is a relative contraindication to chest tube insertion. (1986) (121)
- The changing role of beta-blocker therapy in patients with cirrhosis. (2014) (120)
- Bedside inoculation of blood culture bottles with ascitic fluid is superior to delayed inoculation in the detection of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (1990) (97)
- Inoculation of blood culture bottles with ascitic fluid. Improved detection of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. (1987) (93)
- Cardiac ascites: a characterization. (1988) (85)
- Effect of selective bowel decontamination with norfloxacin on spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, translocation, and survival in an animal model of cirrhosis (1995) (81)
- Polymorphonuclear cell count response and duration of antibiotic therapy in spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (1989) (74)
- Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (2005) (71)
- The efficacy and safety of ɛ‐aminocaproic acid treatment in patients with cirrhosis and hyperfibrinolysis (2006) (69)
- Ascitic fluid pH and lactate: Insensitive and nonspecific tests in detecting ascitic fluid infection (1991) (63)
- Rapid diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis with leukocyte esterase reagent strips in a European and in an American center (2005) (60)
- Diuresis of cirrhotic ascites increases its opsonic activity and may help prevent spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (1986) (60)
- A new highly sensitive point of care screen for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis using the leukocyte esterase method. (2010) (57)
- Choosing the location for non‐image guided abdominal paracentesis (2005) (56)
- Effect of Long-Term Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Prophylaxis on Ascites Formation, Bacterial Translocation, Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis, and Survival in Cirrhotic Rats (1999) (55)
- Ascitic fluid and serum cefotaxime and desacetyl cefotaxime levels in patients treated for bacterial peritonitis (1991) (52)
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-α, Interleukin-6, and Nitric Oxide in Sterile Ascitic Fluid and Serum from Patients with Cirrhosis Who Subsequently Develop Ascitic Fluid Infection (2001) (51)
- Alcoholic hepatitis 2010: a clinician's guide to diagnosis and therapy. (2010) (51)
- Effect of diuresis versus therapeutic paracentesis on ascitic fluid opsonic activity and serum complement. (1989) (51)
- Amylase levels in ascitic fluid. (1987) (49)
- Strips and tubes: Improving the diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (2003) (49)
- Nitric oxide in ascitic fluid is an independent predictor of the development of renal impairment in patients with cirrhosis and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (2004) (48)
- Serum ammonia level for the evaluation of hepatic encephalopathy. (2014) (46)
- Acute suppurative obstructive cholangitis due to stones: treatment by urgent endoscopic sphincterotomy. (1987) (45)
- Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management. (1995) (44)
- Ascitic fluid chemical analysis before, during and after spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (1985) (42)
- MELD score is a better prognostic model than child-turcotte-pugh score or discriminant function score in patients with alcoholic hepatitis (2003) (42)
- Historical aspects of treatment of patients with cirrhosis and ascites. (1997) (40)
- Surgical procedures are well tolerated by patients with asymptomatic chronic hepatitis. (1986) (39)
- Pleural-fluid kinetics in a patient with primary lymphedema, pleural effusions, and yellow nails. (2015) (39)
- Utilization of baclofen in maintenance of alcohol abstinence in patients with alcohol dependence and alcoholic hepatitis with or without cirrhosis. (2014) (39)
- Malignancy-related ascites and ascitic fluid "humoral tests of malignancy". (1994) (39)
- Peritoneal lymphomatosis with ascites. A characterization. (1986) (37)
- Bacterial infections in patients with cirrhosis. (1993) (36)
- A Primer on Detecting Cirrhosis and Caring for These Patients without Causing Harm (2011) (35)
- Early events in spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (2004) (34)
- Spontaneous vs secondary bacterial peritonitis. Differentiation by response of ascitic fluid neutrophil count to antimicrobial therapy. (1986) (33)
- Defining a Patient Population With Cirrhosis: An Automated Algorithm With Natural Language Processing (2016) (31)
- Albumin infusion for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (1999) (30)
- Ascitic fluid bilirubin concentration as a key to choleperitoneum. (1987) (30)
- The evolution of ascitic fluid analysis in the diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (2003) (29)
- Polymicrobial bacterascites. A unique entity in the spectrum of infected ascitic fluid. (1986) (29)
- Alcoholic hepatitis: a clinician's guide. (2012) (29)
- Natural history of repaired umbilical hernias in patients with and without ascites. (1985) (28)
- The opacity of portal hypertension-related ascites correlates with the fluid's triglyceride concentration. (1991) (28)
- Treatment of patients with cirrhosis and ascites. (1997) (27)
- Detection of diuretic-resistance or diuretic-sensitivity by the spot urine Na+/K+ ratio in 729 specimens from cirrhotics with ascites Approximately 90% accuracy as compared to 24-hour urine Na+ excretion (2002) (27)
- Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis associated with cardiac ascites. (1984) (26)
- When should the β-blocker window in cirrhosis close? (2014) (23)
- Diuresis increases ascitic fluid opsonic activity in patients who survive spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. (1992) (22)
- Elevated ascitic fluid fibronectin concentration. A non-specific finding. (1986) (22)
- Spontaneous Salmonella infection of high-protein noncirrhotic ascites. (1990) (21)
- A pill a day can improve survival in patients with advanced cirrhosis. (2007) (21)
- TIPS versus paracentesis for cirrhotic patients with refractory ascites. (2006) (20)
- Effect of marked peripheral leukocytosis on the leukocyte count in ascites. (1991) (20)
- Intestinal bacterial overgrowth and bacterial translocation in an experimental model of cirrhosis in rats (1995) (19)
- Usefulness of Serum N-terminal–ProBNP in Distinguishing Ascites Due to Cirrhosis From Ascites Due to Heart Failure (2010) (19)
- Spleen Size in Cirrhosis of Different Etiologies (2015) (18)
- Pharmacokinetics of cefotaxime and desacetylcefotaxime in patients with liver disease (1991) (17)
- Small‐diameter portacaval h‐graft shunt: A paradigm shift back to surgical shunting in the management of variceal bleeding in patients with preserved liver function (2000) (17)
- Patient selection is important in studying the impact of large-volume paracentesis on intravascular volume. (1997) (16)
- Lower than expected hepatitis B virus infection prevalence among first generation Koreans in the U.S.: results of HBV screening in the Southern California Inland Empire (2014) (16)
- Recurrent massive steatosis with liver herniation following transplantation (2004) (16)
- Opsonic activity of human ascitic fluid (1986) (15)
- Spontaneous vs Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis: Differentiation by Response of Ascitic Fluid Neutrophil Count to Antimicrobial Therapy (1986) (14)
- Clinical features of pseudocirrhosis in metastatic breast cancer (2019) (13)
- in cirrhotic rats (1997) (13)
- Disseminated macronodular cutaneous candidiasis in chronic alcoholism. (1986) (12)
- Postparacentesis plasma expansion prevents asymptomatic laboratory abnormalities, but does it have any impact on morbidity or mortality? (1991) (12)
- Model for end‐stage liver disease (MELD) exception for ascites (2006) (12)
- Cellulitis in Patients with Cirrhosis and Edema: An Under-Recognized Complication Currently More Common than Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (2008) (11)
- Changing flora of bacterial infections in patients with cirrhosis (2010) (11)
- Bacterial peritonitis secondary to a perinephric abscess. Case report and differentiation from spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. (1986) (9)
- Acetaminophen hepatotoxicity associated with alcoholic pancreatitis. (1984) (9)
- Ascitic fluid and serum C-reactive protein concentrations in patients with and without peritonitis. (1986) (7)
- Exquisite sensitivity to small decrements in corticosteroid dose in autoimmune chronic active hepatitis. (1987) (7)
- A pilot study of an alcoholic liver disease recurrence prevention education program in hospitalized patients with advanced liver disease. (2005) (6)
- Correspondence. Is the Concept of “Exudative” Ascites Useful? (1984) (6)
- Fatal bacterial peritonitis secondary to nonobstructive colonic dilatation (Ogilvie's syndrome) in cirrhotic ascites. (1986) (6)
- More on ascitic fluid culture technique (1989) (6)
- Right atrial thrombus secondary to peritoneovenous shunt: successful removal with use of cardiopulmonary bypass. (1983) (6)
- Preventing future infections in cirrhosis: a battle cry for stewardship. (2015) (6)
- Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis: Keys to Management (2000) (6)
- Care coordination for patients with cirrhosis: a "win-win" solution for patients, caregivers, providers, and healthcare expenditures. (2013) (5)
- Case Report and Differentiation from Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (1986) (5)
- Extracorporeal ultrafiltration and intravenous reinfusion of ascitic fluid vs. large-volume paracentesis: a randomized controlled trial. (1993) (5)
- Beta-blockers in cirrhosis: thank you for your attention. (2014) (4)
- In vitro activity of levofloxacin and FK-037 against aerobic isolates from spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. (1995) (4)
- Extracorporeal ultrafiltration and intravenous reinfusion of ascitic fluid vs. Large‐volume paracentesis: A randomized controlled trial (1993) (4)
- Role of plasma BNP in patients with ascites: Advantages and pitfalls (2014) (3)
- Alcoholic cirrhosis-associated hepatorenal syndrome treated with vasoactive agents (2006) (3)
- Pathogenesis and Clinical Features of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (2007) (3)
- Cellulitis in patients with cirrhosis and edema: an under recognized complication more common than spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (2003) (2)
- Antimicrobial activity of 11 newer and investigational drugs tested against aerobic isolates from spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. (1995) (2)
- Monomicrobial bacterascites a potentially lethal variant of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (1986) (2)
- Ascitic fluid "humoral tests of malignancy". (1986) (2)
- Rapid Resolution of Hepatitis C Virus-Associated Cryoglobulin Rash With Use of Direct-Acting Antivirals. (2015) (2)
- A Safe Procedure (2016) (2)
- Octreotide/midodrine therapy significantly improves survival in type 1 hepatorenal syndrome: Analysis of 53 treated patients & 21 controls (2003) (2)
- “Spontaneous” bacterial peritonitis: Transfallopian route of infection confirmed (1986) (2)
- Chapter 30 – Ascites (2010) (2)
- Pill-induced esophageal variceal hemorrhage in a patient treated with sclerotherapy. (1986) (1)
- Acute phase proteins in patients with cirrhosis (2012) (1)
- Proaccelerin and prothrombin assays for detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (1987) (1)
- Is the concept of "exudative" ascites useful? (1984) (1)
- MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL ALLOWS OVERALL REDUCTION OF IMMUNOSUPPRESSION IN LIVER TRANSPLANTS WITHOUT ADVERSE EFFECTS (1999) (1)
- More on ascitic fluid analysis (1985) (1)
- Mo1050 Using an Automated Diagnostic Algorithm That Utilizes Electronic Health Records and Natural Language Processing to Define a Population With Cirrhosis (2015) (1)
- Ascites and Renal Dysfunction in Liver Disease, Pere Ginès, Vicente Arroyo, Juan Rodés, Robert W. Schrier. Blackwell, Malden, Massachusetts (2005), 464, $174.95; ISBN 1405118040. Web address for ordering: www.blackwellpublishing.com (2006) (1)
- Do Automated Telephone Systems Decrease Hospital Readmissions Among Patients with Cirrhosis? (2015) (1)
- Ascitic fluid culture technique (1988) (1)
- Culture‐negative neurocytic ascites (1985) (1)
- Is intracranial hemorrhage increased in cirrhosis?: An autopsy-based case control study (2016) (1)
- GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY | RESEARCH ARTICLE Is intracranial hemorrhage increased in cirrhosis?: An autopsy-based case control study (2016) (0)
- Pharmacokinetics ofCefotaxime andDesacetylcefotaxime in Patients withLiverDisease (1991) (0)
- CyclophosphamideInduces False- Positive Results in Detectionof AspergillusAntigen in Urine (2017) (0)
- Reviewer Recognition 2006 (2006) (0)
- Ascites in cirrhosis: Dual-diuretic Regimen Highly effective (1992) (0)
- Portal Hypertension: Pathobiology, Evaluation and Treatment (2006) (0)
- A Rare Case of Budd-Chiari Syndrome with Inferior Vena Cava Obstruction in a Patient with Sickle Cell Trait: 545 (2008) (0)
- Disseminated Candidiasis in Drug Abusers-Reply (1987) (0)
- Sclerotherapy induced pseudo-carcinoma. (1984) (0)
- Is the pathway of energy metabolism modified in advanced cirrhosis? (2014) (0)
- Opsonins in the hepatic clearance of pneumococci (1987) (0)
- Chapter 11 – Ascites and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (2004) (0)
- The Natural History and the Staging of Chronic Hepatitis B: Time for Reevaluation of the Virus-Host Relationship Based on Molecular Virology and Immunopathogenesis Considerations? (2007) (0)
- The spectrum of liver disease in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) (1978) (0)
- Sleepiness of house officers versus continuity of care (2006) (0)
- Low-protein-concentration ascitic fluid and risk of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (1987) (0)
- Exchange Transfusion for Fulminant Hepatic Failure from Sickle Cell Intrahepatic Cholestasis: 532 (2005) (0)
- Sa1036 Early Diagnostic Paracentesis in Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis is Associated With Low in-Hospital Mortality (2012) (0)
- Bacterial Peritonitis Secondary to a Perinephric Abscess. Case Report and Differentiation From Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (1986) (0)
- S1960 Development Phase of a New Point of Care Screening Test for Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) Using the Leukocyte Esterase Method: Preliminary Results (2008) (0)
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